Correspondence between TfL and FirstGroup TOL about Fatigue Audit 17 780

Caroline Pidgeon: Pages 179-180 of the re-issued Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) investigation into the Croydon tram crash of 9th November 2016 make reference to correspondence between TfL and FirstGroup TOL about the conclusions of Fatigue Audit 17 780. Please publish copies of this correspondence.

The Mayor: I have asked Transport for London to provide you with this information.

Bundling of cycle hire cost into Oyster and Contactless

Caroline Russell: What work is Transport for London (TfL) undertaking at present to integrate cycle hire within Londoners’ existing fare payment options for other TfL modes, including Oyster and Contactless?

The Mayor: TfL has looked extensively at the possibility of integrating Cycle Hire with Oyster. Our current conclusion is that the significant level of investment that would be required in additional infrastructure to support this does not represent good value for money. However, contactless payment cards have been accepted for the Cycle Hire scheme since November 2018 and our app makes it even easier to hire a bike.

Recycling of Free Newspapers on the TfL Network (2)

Joanne McCartney: Are the free newspapers distributed on the transport network separated and recycled from general waste?

The Mayor: Transport for London (TfL) is doing a huge amount to reduce the amount of waste on the network and recycles waste collected on the network wherever possible.
Sixty-six million newspaper copies are distributed on the transport network each year. TfL collects them at London Underground stations and depots via its cleaning teams, in hoop bins, and bins that are split to keep newspapers separate from other waste.
The newspapers picked off trains by cleaning staff are separated and sent for recycling. In 2017/18 London Underground collected 11,500 tonnes of waste from its stations and over 28 per cent of this was recycled. TfL does not hold data on the on the percentage of newspapers recycled.
All waste, including newspapers, put into hoop bins goes to be incinerated at waste-to-energy plants.
Where waste is not recycled it is usually because of contamination, for example food contamination from half-full coffee cups. To discourage food contamination, TfL has conducted a successful trial using bins that are split to keep newspapers separate from other waste. TfL is now looking at rolling these divided bins out across the network to ensure as much waste is recycled as possible while keeping stations clear of litter.
TfL keeps its network as clean as possible by carefully deploying cleaning teams at times and places when litter builds up. During peak, all cleaning teams are dedicated to picking up newspapers.